Stylish Family Travel and Fashion Blog London Mum (Ex Luxury Travel PR)
Weird concept I know, to have an African zoo in Spain but our discovery of Bioparc in Valencia was actually a very cool find. I’m really not into the idea of zoos but since having T-Rex, me and the zoo have become good friends. They are a good family day out and it seems that many zoos these days are conservation projects for endangered species which makes me feel better about
Sarah Gillespie is a singer songwriter who has received widespread critical acclaim for her 3 albums ‘Stalking Juliet’, ‘In the Current Climate’ and ‘Glory Days’. She tours extensively in the UK, Europe and the US. She lives in London with her partner and 1 year old daughter. Where was your most recent holiday? The Pig Hotel in the New Forest, England. Its an old Georgian house converted into a
I have been waiting for some sunshine to show off T-Rex’s new Sunuva swimwear. I almost braved our local lido in December but I couldn’t face the cold in the end, not even for the sake of fashion! Luckily we had a little mini break to Valencia lined up in January and the sun was well and truly out – hurrah! Last year T-Rex’s swimwear choice was sharks but this
A second reminiscent post about Australia! Can you tell I’m pining for sunshine? Our Christmas break in Oz last year was a lush, beachy, road tripping eight weeks which I would do all over again. I am a hippy at heart and so the little boho town of Byron Bay was always going to be a highlight. To top it off we were with friends and so rented a gorgeous family beach
Just before Christmas we were sent the cutest pair of water resistant gloves from kids travel brand, Snowballs and Sandcastles. Getting gloves on T-Rex usually goes something like this: erratic kicking (in my face) squirming and rolling to rival a WWWF champion, at which point I retreat defeated and we go to the park with a gloveless T-Rex. The green dragon allure of these gloves, however, serve as a great distraction
A couple of years ago when I was pregnant with T-Rex, I bought a gold dress (above) from Peckham Rye Indoor Market…I know classy huh? This last minute purchase was an attempt to look vaguely decent at a wedding whilst also being a swollen butterball at nine months pregnant. Well, people were probably being kind but I couldn’t have asked for a better reaction to my £20 gold dress – it was a hit.
This time last year we were getting ourselves ready for an Aussie Christmas down under. If you have never celebrated Christmas in the sun, it can be a bit of a weird one…but in a good way. In Australia, Christmas day is all about seafood platters or BBQs on the beach followed by a festive swim in the pool or the sea. One of the most amazing pools (I think)
There is something about kids in a duffle coat don’t you think? Especially boys – the look seems synonymous with scallywag children getting up to no good, definitely a fitting look for T-Rex. This winter, I have a bigger, taller T-Rex who is harder to fit in a pram with his bulky puffer coat of last year and so the wool duffle is appearing to be a winner on
I just thought I’d do a little post on this as a few people were asking how it was. It was obviously amazing…but there were peaks and troughs of feelings throughout and an annoying inability to completely relax. For those who don’t know, Ross and I have just come back from two child free weeks in Bali – sorry to keep barking on about it I don’t mean to rub
While I was in Bali I met up with my friend Prue – yes she lives there the lucky thing! She is the amazing creative behind my Bikinis and Bibs logo. We had a fun day at Alila Uluwatu shooting her Balinese kaftan collection for her kaftan brand Gypsy Thing, here are the results – some serious pouting and posing from me which cracked me up after each photo but how
